On Saturday I discovered one of my favourite things in a city – a free art gallery. Better yet, a gallery that also hosts dance performances, and that’s where I caught up with Claire Cunningham and José Agudo in their joint project, 4m2.
4m2 (standing for four metres squared rather than a new name for a TV robot) explores what freedom means on an individual level, taking its inspiration, as Claire explains, from a “Tibetan prisoner who found his own sense of freedom within his confined space of 4m2″
Against a backdrop of barbed wire, cliff edges and occasional darkness, the pair put together an energetic and captivating performance, made all the more engaging, I felt, by the relatively confined space that we all found oursevles in. When I can see each breath a dancer takes, I feel more connected than when I watch a theatrical performance in the distance.
As for the rest of the gallery – the Centro de Las Artes de Sevilla, in case you were wondering – here’s a tiny selection of what else was on offer. I liked some, I loved some and I loathed some of the works on display – but at least they made for a more interesting pre-show wait than adverts for popcorn and soft drinks.
See what you think:
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